my computer an athlon xp 2000+ and asrock k7s8x mobo + 256mb ram need some attention!! i had 2x 256mb sticks 1 is faulty the mobo has cracks where the cpu is placed and grafix card holder is dodge (dont know how it all still works) i dont know whether to invest in to 64bit cpu and all the rest of the hardware or just upgrade this one too better ram and better mobo + athlon xp 3200 tft screen and better case please help! almost 5-6 people use it a day approx 3-4hrs each
2007-01-30 09:17:59 · 4 answers · asked by draculasab05 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
upgrade to 64bit? or stay with 34bit and get the best ie athlon xp 3200?
2007-01-30 09:29:25 · update #1
How do u mean from scratch? using 34bit hardware or 64bit?
2007-01-30 09:30:08 · update #2
Well im a computer geek so my answer is ALWAYS!
2007-01-30 09:22:01 · answer #1 · answered by Jesse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you should upgrade your system since your dimm is not quite enough for running Windows XP (minimum 256MB).
The PRC choice is under you , Athlon XP 3200 is good enough coz it alraedy got 64-bit tech. You also can adding one more bigger DIMM(512 or 1 GB) + your old 256MD RAM. This was a budget upgrade.
Although 64 bit CPU is available, but till now still little only SW/ hardware can fully support it. But don't get wrong, this CPU (Athlon) already support almost of software and will take advantage in future (64-bit SW).
2007-01-30 20:33:27 · answer #2 · answered by Addison D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's kind of silly to upgrade to 64-bit hardware unless you have a 64-bit operating system (windows xp has a 64-bit edition, as do various versions of linux).
be aware though, that not all hardware (scanners, printers, etc.) have 64-bit drivers. so you may be without certain older peripherals should you choose to go exclusively 64-bit.
2007-01-30 17:24:40 · answer #3 · answered by Zezozece Zadfrack 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start from scratch would be my opinion.
2007-01-30 17:28:46 · answer #4 · answered by Ballzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋